17-Aug-2010 SEARCA News Release
Dr. Nick Austin (rightmost), Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), visited SEARCA for the first time on 6 August 2010. He was accompanied by Dr. Peter Horne (second from left), Livestock Production Systems Research Program Manager; Dr. Caroline Lemerle (third from left), Agricultural Systems Management Research Program Manager; Mr. Les Baxter, Horticulture Research Program Manager; Ms. Cecilia O. Honrado, Country Manager Philippines; Mr. John Oakeshott, Philippines Horticulture Manager; and Ms. Mara Faylon of ACIAR Philippines.
Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr. (leftmost), SEARCA Director, met with the visitors and shared with them SEARCA’s current programs and thrusts. Present also during the meeting were Dr. Bessie M. Burgos, Manager of the Project Development and Management Department; Dr. Mariliza V. Ticsay, Head, Knowledge Resources Unit; Ms. Leah D. Domingo, Graduate Scholarship Specialist; and Ms. Lily L. Tallafer, Special Projects Coordinator-Networks & Linkages.
